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PS2/PS3/PC Run N Drive 3-in-1 Rumble Force 7-Axis Gamepad | 
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| From: Hercules
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $20.10
You Save: $9.89 (33%)
New (26) from $20.10
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 13445
Platforms: Playstation2, Windows, Playstation 3
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 8 x 3
MPN: 2960686RD
Model: 2960686
UPC: 663296411884
EAN: 0663296411884
ASIN: B000Q4UJ74
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | Ultra precise control. Use the optical wheel to steer in racing games, act as rudder in flight sims, to strike the ball in ball games, lock on to enemy targets in sniper games and much more | | • | 90 rotation angle (mini sticks only have = 40) &which is conveniently located on the D Pad for easy access | | • | All buttons, mini-stick directions and D-Pad directions can be reassigned to players specifications | | • | 2 progressive & programmable Triggers which are 4mm deep which is x 4 deeper than standard buttons (EXCLUSIVE TO Thrustmaster) | | • | Perfectly balanced, simultaneous and independent braking & acceleration, ultra-precise zoom for sniper |
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Product Description
The Thrustmaster Run 'N' Drive 3 in 1 Rumble Force Gamepad offers unrivalled game control. It delivers gamers the competitive edge to be at your very best on 3 leading gaming formats and in all game genres. Vibrational feedback on the PC and PS2 (NOT available for PS3) Twin vibration motors Internal Memory saves your programs even when unplug Comes with mini-CD for personalizing force effects Works with 3 different devices - PC, Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 System Requirements - PS2 or PS3; if playing on PC - Open USB port, Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP or Vista
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| Customer Reviews:
 Thumb joysticks weak. July 14, 2008
Thumb joysticks weak. crack and keep falling off.
PS2/PS3/PC Run N Drive 3-in-1 Rumble Force 7-Axis Gamepad
 Great ideas, bad implementation February 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are buying this for PC, you may beware as the other two reviews seem to suggest it doesn't work. However, it's not a problem with USB functionality, as it works perfectly with the PS3.
I bought this because I primarily play shooters, which have an option to either invert the y-axis (so that down looks up and up looks down) or not. My friends are split about fifty fifty on which they use. So having a controller which could switch between the two configurations at the press of a button seemed an ideal solution. Well, it's not.
One of the major downfalls of the controller (which cost it at least a star) is that it's not wireless. The cord is conveniently whited out in the product picture, which is very misleading. Of course, it doesn't say anywhere on the product description that it's wireless, but as I have a few other controllers with a USB wireless dongle, I just assumed. My mistake. Not a big deal since I have a USB extension cord. The cord with the controller is around 6 ft by itself, and that's too close for comfort for me. I prefer wireless and I really think, at the price I bought it, it should be.
The second downfall is that there are not 2 programmable modes as the description says. There is ONE programmable mode for each setting (4 axes mode used with PS3, 5 axes and 7 axes which can only be used with PC) What this means is you cannot program 2 different modes and switch between them at will while playing a game on PS3. You can switch between your SINGLE programmed mode, and the default mode. Now, this would be okay, except for the triggers.
The two programmable triggers are placed where the R2/L2 buttons are on the official gamepad, and those two buttons are moved to the back of the gamepad. This would be fine, except that, by default, the triggers do not function as R2/L2 but as Up on the right analog and Down on the right analog. What this means is, in default mode, you have to use the back of the gamepad for R2/L2. If you've been playing with the playstation model controller for years, it takes some getting used to. If the shooter doesn't use R2/L2 for much, it'll probably be okay. But some use those as the actual gun trigger/grenades/etc., and it's a lot simpler to have the action in a reflexive position. I don't know why they didn't make them emulate R2/L2 by default. That's just shortsighted. I guess it was to help with vehicle control, but it would've been smarter to let people program that in, and leave the default as the original control scheme.
Other than that, it functions great. The Optical wheel is MUCH more precise than an analog or mini-stick. It's really great for zooming in, or for precise steering. Being fully programmable is also fairly awesome. I'll probably just write down set-ups for every game so I can quickly switch between them. The programming itself is a breeze. You press preset button, press the mapping button, press the button you want to move, and then press the button you want to use. Done. The triggers are also much more precise than the originals, so throttling and braking is much smoother and more controlled. I'm pretty happy with it, all in all, but being wired and badly preprogrammed took some points off.
Should probably check the tags for this product and make sure there are no "wireless controller" or "ps3 wireless controller" tags, as I'm pretty sure that's what I searched when I got this, and it certainly isn't wireless.
Not Compatible with Madden '08 for PC October 14, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this gamepad to use with Madden'08 for PC, but EA's software doesn't recognize the right stick, which you need for kicking, etc. I like the physical configuration of the buttons, and can see how awesome it would be IF IT WORKED with the game--very frustrating. Despite the flexibility with configuration that Thrustmaster provides, there is no way (that I've been able to find) to redefine the right stick to work with this game. Perhaps EA will make the '09 version compatible, because they have coordinated with Thrustmaster in the past. On the other hand, EA doesn't tend to fix software problems very quickly... I'd love to know from other folks which games DO work well with this controller on a PC.
THRUSTMASTER WAS A DUD! October 11, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
THIS CONTROLLER DID NOT WORK WITH MY COMPUTER. MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MY FAULT. IT JUST WOULD NOT WORK.
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